Hello,
I have noticed a difference between 4.0.3.SP1 and 4.0.5.GA classloaders for EARs that have WARs packaged inside of them. The problem affects where the classloader for the WAR looks for its classes.
Under 4.0.3.SP1 I can package an EAR w/ the following structure (which works fine):
EAR
- xxx-ejb.jar
- HAR
- WAR
- WEB-INF/lib/<jars only needed for WAR>
- other JARs
Under 4.0.5.GA this packaging structure does not work as the WAR cannot find the classes available in its own WEB-INF/lib dir. If I move these classes into the EAR alongsid the WAR and "other JARs" then the WAR's classloader can find them.
Can someone explain to me why the classloader for a WAR file would not be able to find classes packaged in its own WEB-INF/lib dir? Why has this changed from 4.0.3.SP1 to 4.0.5.GA? Aactually, I think 4.0.4 acts the same as 4.0.5.GA also.
As I understand it, when a WAR is packaged in an EAR a WARs classloader should first look in WEB-INF/lib and WEB-INF/classes, then at the JARs packaged in the EAR, and then at the JARs in JBOSS_HOME/server/<your_server_config>/lib.
Any information regarding this would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Erik
